Results 381-400 of 26,021 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is missing the point.

House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister was warned a year ago.

House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government fuelled the market.

House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government cheered it on.

Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The figures are alarming to say the least. By 2050, 10.41% of GNP will be spent on public sector pensions. I ask the Tánaiste to publish a White Paper as a matter of urgency because, apart from the State sector, a significant number of lower paid people in the private sector have no pension provision. Current pensioners comprise €30 billion of the €75 billion liability. I presume that...

Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have to look at models.

Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: It needs to be looked at.

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures, in view of the current global credit squeeze crisis, he proposes to implement to ensure that the banking sector here is sufficiently robust to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/08]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures, in view of the report from the high level group on manufacturing, he proposes to bring forward to achieve control over Government regulated costs. [15727/08]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures, in view of the report from the high level group on manufacturing, he proposes to bring forward to achieve control over Government regulated costs and to restore competitiveness. [15908/08]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the tax revenue shortfall of €600 million up to March 2008 and house completion projections for 2008 being substantially lower than the 55,000 projected in his budget forecast for 2008, he will be introducing a supplementary budget to take account of same. [15726/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Salaries: Ministerial Salaries (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views, with the new national wage talks underway, that following his call to ordinary workers for wage increase restraints he and his Cabinet colleagues must not take the excessive salary increases as set out in the latest report from the review body on higher remuneration in the public sector. [15911/08]

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to put in place to reduce inflation. [15909/08]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications for this year end Exchequer deficit, general Government balance deficit and possible breach of EU Stability and Growth Pact deficit limits and the way he proposes to address this in view of tax revenue shortfall of €600 million up to March 2008 and house completion projections for 2008 being substantially lower...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of new persons transferred from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008; and the number of persons transferred under this programme as at the current date. [15912/08]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the most recent OECD economic survey of Ireland 2008 report; and if he will implement all of its recommendations. [15913/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact a 1% reduction in the 21% VAT rate would have on annual Exchequer tax receipts. [15914/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact a 1% reduction in the 13.5% VAT rate would have on annual Exchequer tax receipts. [15915/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the holiday respite grant will be provided by the mid-west Health Service Executive area and all other HSE areas during 2008; the breakdown in tabular format of the number of persons who received this grant during 2007 from the mid-west HSE area and all other HSE areas with the total grant sums involved broken down by the mid-west...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new persons transferred from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008; and the number of persons transferred under this programme as at the current date. [16132/08]